Comparison

Microtasking vs Paper Scan

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Microtasking

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Microtaches is the platform that turns your free time into real earnings. Sign up, discover a variety of tasks (reviews, suggestions, content engagement, etc.), complete them directly from your iPhone, and receive a reward in Ops credited to your balance. How does it work? 1. Create your account and complete your profile in just a few minutes. 2. Browse the catalog of available tasks and accept the ones that interest you. 3. Follow the steps for each task directly in the app. 4. Once your task is approved, your reward is automatically credited. 5. Convert your Ops into euros or spend them in the rewards store. Why Microtaches? • Short, accessible tasks that fit your schedule. • Clear dashboard: balance, level, monthly ranking, and history. • Rewards store featuring digital and physical products. • Built-in support to assist you every step of the way. • An active community of workers around the world. Microtaches is designed for people looking for a flexible source of additional income. No technical skills are required. Withdrawals are subject to identity verification (KYC) and the platform's terms of use. Download the app and get started today.

About

Paper Scan

Transform your device into a private document scanner. Automatically detect edges, correct perspective, and enhance scans. Recognize text with on-device OCR and export to PDF, all while keeping your data offline and secure.

Highlights
  • Automatic edge detection
  • Perspective correction
  • On-device OCR
  • Multi-page documents
  • Export to PDF
  • Offline scanning
Features
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Paper Scan turns your iPhone into a fast, private document scanner. Every scan, every recognized word and every PDF you export stays on your device — none of it is ever uploaded or sold, and scanning and OCR both work with the phone in airplane mode. No account. No sign-up. No email. No ads. Open it, point it at a page, and scan. Point the camera at any document and Paper Scan automatically detects its edges and corrects the perspective — no manual cropping needed. Capture multi-page documents in one pass, then reorder, rename, or add more pages any time. Enhance any scan with a tap: choose Original, Grayscale, Black & White, or Enhance for a clean, readable page. Recognize text right on your device with on-device OCR, then copy it or search your documents by what they say. When you're ready to share, export any document straight to PDF, share individual pages, or save them to your Photos library. FEATURES • Automatic edge detection & perspective correction • Multi-page documents with reordering • On-device text recognition (OCR) • Enhance, Grayscale, and Black & White filters • Export to PDF • Share pages or save to Photos • Search documents by title or recognized text • Scanning and OCR run entirely offline — your documents never leave your iPhone • No tracking of you across other companies' apps or websites BUILT BY ONE PERSON I built Paper Scan for myself, in a year when AI finally made something like this achievable alone — then kept building whatever people asked for. No team, no investors, and no roadmap written by anyone but the people using it. And no subscription: scanning your own paperwork shouldn't cost a monthly fee. TELL ME WHAT TO BUILD See something in another scanner app that you wish this one had? Email mark@vibecode.review. I read every message and I build what people actually ask for — that is how most of this app got here.

Screenshots

Microtasking4 screens
Paper Scan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Microtasking at none against Paper Scan's 3. Paper Scan's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Paper Scan sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Microtasking asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Microtasking ships an update every 8 days, Paper Scan every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Microtasking versus Paper Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrotaskingPaper Scan
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYoupi MediaMeng-Yi Hsu

In-app purchases

None

Microtasking

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Paper Scan

One-time3
  • Unlock All Apps I Built$5.99
  • Unlock Paper Scan$9.99
  • Unlock Paper Scan$12.99

Questions

Is Microtasking free?
Microtasking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paper Scan free?
Paper Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Microtasking or Paper Scan have ads?
Neither Microtasking nor Paper Scan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Microtasking or Paper Scan?
Microtasking ships an update every 8 days, and Paper Scan every 2 days. Most recently, Microtasking was updated on September 20, 2026 and Paper Scan on September 13, 2026.

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